WWE Draft: Here's why The Undertaker & John Cena were not on the list

WWE Draft went underway on this week's episode of Friday Night Smackdown. While 71 superstars set to be drafted h some big names in m, a few of biggest names in WWE were missing. In this article, we discuss reason for same.

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WWE Draft: Undertaker and John Cena missing from list

Superstars like John Cena, Undertaker, Cain Velasquez, Ronda Rousey, Hardy Brors, and Sheamus were t included in Draft list. A major reason for absence of names like John Cena and Undertaker could be status of superstars' participation in WWE. John Cena and Undertaker are both part-timers at this point and are t part of any active storylines. Although y are t retired, ir external commitments and decisions make ir appearances unpredictable. It can be assumed that se superstars are free nts in Draft but ar major reason behind ir absence from list could also be fact that brands would t want to waste ir picks on talent which will t bring too much value to ir brand in long run. 

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Highlights of WWE Draft Day One

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first day of WWE Draft brought plenty of surprises to fans as many superstars w have new homes. Here are list of superstars who are w a part of Smackdown.

• Roman Reigns
• " Fiend" Bray Wyatt
• Sasha Banks
• Braun Strowman
• Revival
• Lucha House Party
• Heavy Machinery
• Lacey Evans

Some superstars who remained unpicked were:

• Cesaro
• Ch Gable
• EC3
• Humberto Carillo
• Akira Tozawa
• Sin Cara
• Eric Young
• Heath Slater
• Drew Gulak
• Tamina
• B-Team

remainder of Draft will take place on next week's Monday Night RAW.

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